The Penn's Grove record., 1887-09-03

Washington, ID. e. Aug. 81, 1887.
The recent organization of the La
Dor party and the still later formation
Of the American party now clai m a
large share Ut public attention and
discussion among men of all shades of
political opinion at the National Capt.
tai, and expression is given to quite a
variety of views. From certain signi-
Gcaut %Whisperings, | am convinced
that the / aders OF both the great poll
teal parties, regard these movements
with much alarm and apprehension,
for, it is apparent that the new parties,
in connection with the PrOhibitionists
may upset many nice calculations as
to which party will carry this or that
state in the next Presidential election.
The independent voter is still concern
ed oven the new departures, except To
consider them a confirmation of his
conviction that neither the Democrat
&c nor the Republican party fully and
fairly responds to the wants and wish
es of the people of the United States.
It is but anoi her illustration OF the
great natural law OF 1.-THE survival of
the fttest" that political parties, like
animals aud vegetables, should come
and go-fulGll their mission Il gond OF
evil and disappear from the earth
l learn that there is 4 pretty pros
pect of a first class family row among
the Democrats, upon the meeting of
Congress, over the confirmation of
Uuited States Treasurer Hyatt's NOM
%imation-the revolt being led by Senatoc
VOORHEES, because OF The Treasurer's
refusal 20 dismiss from his office Jer-
ONE Burnett, an Indian Republican pol
iticidl !, holding a q, 800 ~clerkship, and
replace him with a Democrat of the
Senator's selection, Mr. Hiytt is
thought 10 be Mugwump, and Sena-
tors Voorhees,, Beck and Vance, all
members OF the finance Committee, an.
nounced their purpose to knife him
when his anne cOmes up.
There are probably clerks of
the several Departments Oh leave now
than at any period of the present Ad-
ministration, for the reason that the
Republican clerks have about recover
ID from the terror OF being dismissed
for partisan reasons. have heard of
IL few dismissals lately, but there will
he about Il dozen soon in the office of
the supervisory architect of The IIraas-
ury, because such reduction is really
necessary.
Mi. Benedict who is regarded as the
champion bouncer at Washington, is
on his vacation and so the poor print
rrs aie having a much needed rest
from disturbing alarms of losing their
bread and butter.
A day on two ago, warrants for SIC,
253,00O in pension were issued from
the Treasurery: still, SINGS the first of
this month the excess of receipts oy-
er expenditures is three millions and d
half dollars and so the enormous SUR
plus goes on piling up. The time al
lowed by law for redeeming trade dol
lars expires on the 3rd of next month
the amount redeemed- to date being
nearly seven millions and a half some
thing in KEGS of the ~estimate-the dif-
terrence being accounted for by i'm
portation8 from China and Japan.
Al the last Cabinet meeting only
Secretaries Bayard and Fairchild were
present-the other members being on
their annual leave of absence.
The President has been spending
most Of the heated term in the seclu-
sion of Oak View, but, now that Mrs.
Cleveland and her mother have return
ed to the Capital after several
weeks absence it is likely that Mr..
Cleveland will be often at the White
Uouse.
Alas for the fair maidens of
the Federal City who dote on blue uni
forms, shoulder.straps aud brass but
tons, one of these military dudes, Ma
val Surgeon Crawford, has come to
grief for hetraying a schoolgirl of
fourteen, and the Edmunds Utah law
Is about to make an example of him.
it being the first case tried here under
that act. So it is a legal novelty as
well rs a social sensation, and the de-
nouement is awaited with extraOrdin-
diuary interest. The gay Lothario's
dreams are haunted by the dreadful
doom of twelve months in the district
jail and Il naval court martial
The latest scandal in official life
comes from the Pension Office, where
one of the clerks and a popular claim
Attorney are under arrest for stealing
the Records of the Government, in or
der that the lawyer might have the
papers eonve lient for reference, with
out the bother of going to that Bureau.
The clerk, poor fellow, fully confesses,
but says he was not conscious of wrong
doing, While the other party enters an
indignant plea of mot guilty" in adj
vance of trial. The penalty for the
offence is live years in the penitentiary;
meanwhile the accused have given
bail in 5000 each.
For Free Trade.
IN. MA ~ 80